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Okinawa is Japanese island well known by
its life expectancy among the highest in the
world. The traditional diet of the islanders
contains 30% green and yellow vegetables.
Although the traditional Japanese diet
usually includes large quantities of rice, the
traditional Okinawa diet consists of smaller
quantities of rice; instead the staple was
the sweet potato. The traditional diet also
includes a relatively small amount of fish
(less than half a serving per day) and more
in the way of soy and other legumes (6% of
total caloric intake). The daily diet is mainly
plant based. Their overall traditional
diet would be considered a very-high-
carbohydrate diet by modern standards,
with carbohydrates, protein, and fat
providing 85%, 9% and 6% of total calories
respectively. The consumption of meat in
Okinawa in 1979 was 7.9 kg per person
per year. This may be contrasted with the
average consumption of meat in the United
States, which, by 2005, included 82.9kg of
meat per person per year. Virtually no eggs
or dairy products were consumed by the
Okinawans. In addition to their high life
expectancy, islanders are noted for their
low mortality from cardiovascular disease
and certain types of cancers. One study
2007 compared age-adjusted mortality of
Okinawans versus Americans and found
that, during 1995, an average Okinawan
was 8 times less likely to die from coronary
heart disease, 7 times less likely to die from
prostate cancer, 6.5 times less likely to die
from breast cancer, and 2.5 times less likely
to die from colon cancer than an average
American of the same age.
CRON diet
(Calorie Restriction
with Optimal Nutrition) is a nutrient-
rich but low calorie diet but represents
adequate nutrition model which keeps
healthy levels of protein, vitamins and
minerals while lowering calories.
Diets can also be used to maintain a
stable body weight, or to detox the body.
Detox diets claim to eliminate undesirable
“toxins” from the human body rather than
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DIFFERENT AVAILABLE TOP 10 DIETS
claiming to cause weight loss. Many of
these use herbs, homeopathic remedies,
low calorie vegetables.
The line between benefit and
health problems is very fine and
sensitive, and we have to keep
careful approach when intend
to start diet. The best is always
to keep moderate pattern of
nutrition according to individual
health conditions.
• Before sleep - a cup of tea with honey
To keep the lost weight after finishing the
moon diet, bet on light foods menu. An
advice is to cook on steam.
The food should primary consist of fruits
and vegetables, a good choice are carrots,
cabbage, zucchini, celery, lettuce, tomatoes
and cucumbers. For flavoring the salads, use
olive oil and apple vinegar, no salt.
2 Three Day Tuna Diet
(expectation: up to 4 kg of loss)
DAY 1
Breakfast
Black tea or coffee (using -ick - artificial
sugar) or water • Either juice or 1/3
grapefruit • 1 slice toast (1/2 to 1 tbsp low-
fat peanut butter as spread)
Lunch
1 slice plain toast • 1/2 cup tuna • Water,
diet (ick again) soda or black tea or coffee
(use diet sugar)
Dinner
2-3 oz. lean meat (fish/chicken) • 1cup
green beans • 1cup grated carrot • 1 medium
apple • Water or black coffee or tea
DAY 2
Breakfast
Black tea or coffee or water • 1 egg (hard-
boiled or poached) • 1 slice plain toast
• 1 banana
Lunch
1 cup tuna or cottage cheese • 5 saltine
crackers •Water, diet soda or black tea or
coffee
Dinner
2 hot dogs or 2 beef franks • 1 cup
cabbage or broccoli • 1/2 cup grated or
sliced carrot • 1/2 cup sugar-free vanilla ice
cream • Water or black coffee or tea
DAY 3
Breakfast
Black tea or coffee or water • 5 saltine
crackers • 1 oz. cheddar cheese • 1 apple
1 Three day moon diet
(expectation: up to 5kg of loss)
It is a liquid diet, related to the phases of
the moon. The diet has to be made once
a month. It is good to do it at full moon
or at new moon, but it is ok at the other
lunar phases too. The food for the three-
day moon diet, must be prepared so, as to
preserve its fresh quality and taste, so do
not overdo with spices. In these three days
drink as much water - mineral or spring,
and fresh squeezed juices. Coffee and
alcohol are not recommended.
You can drink herbal tea, iced mint tea,
fresh strained citron juice or cup of hot
water with lemon and a spoon of honey.
An example three-day moon diet menu:
DAY 1
• After awakening - a glass of water and
juice from half an orange
• Breakfast - yogurt and 1 apple
• Late breakfast - juice from orange and
lemon
• Lunch - a cup of vegetable juice
• Afternoon snack - herbal tea with honey
• Dinner - a glass of citrus juice
• Before sleep - a cup of tea with honey
DAY 2
• After awakening - a glass of water and
juice of half orange
• Breakfast - herbal tea with a spoonful of
honey
• Late breakfast - juice from orange and
lemon
• Lunch - a cup of vegetable juice
• Afternoon snack - herbal tea with honey
• Dinner - an apple puree
• Before sleep - a cup of tea with honey
DAY 3
• After awakening - herbal tea with honey
• Breakfast - yogurt and banana puree
• Late breakfast - a glass of grapefruit juice
• Lunch - vegetable juice and juice of two
oranges
• Afternoon snack - herbal tea with honey
• Dinner - a cup of herbal tea
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